Category: AGARTALA

The state food and civil supplies department minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Monday claimed that the government has ensured adequate stock of fuel and daily essential commodities.

The individuals arrested were identified as Panna Kar Chowdhury, Ajay Pal, Arjun Pal, Pritush Sarkar, and Abhijit Saha. They were operating a drug distribution network in and around Agartala city.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Monday urged the voters of West Bengal to come out of their homes as the time has arrived to oust the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and save Bengal from misrule.

The Tripura Police on Sunday arrested a human trafficking suspect who was on the 'wanted list' of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), an official said.

Tripura Pradesh Congress President Asish Kumar Saha on Sunday slammed the ruling BJP, claiming that the party in power has completely paralyzed the education department in the state, pushing students' futures into uncertainty.

Tripura Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Sunday said that the way the Trinamool Congress is ruling West Bengal is similar to the CPIM’s rule and their days are numbered.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Sunday criticized the Trinamool Congress for unleashing terror in Bengal, likening the party in government to a carbon copy of the CPIM.

The ruling BJP in Tripura launched a state-wide protest against the opposition CPI(M) and the Congress party over ‘misleading’ the people of the state by hatching conspiracy against the government.

In yet another major crackdown on illegal infiltration, the police of GRP and Railway Protection Force on Saturday detained at least 4 Bangladeshi nationals and another Indian tout from Agartala railway station.

In the fight against the menace of trans-border smuggling in the state of Tripura, BSF on May 18, arrested one smuggler and seized 04 gold biscuits worth Rs 36.6 lakhs.

More than a year after a minor girl was taken away from her village in Tripura's Khowai district on the pretext of a job, she was rescued from Rajasthan by a state police team and one person arrested in this connection, an official said on Friday.

The BJP government in Tripura is preparing to implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), Chief Minister Manik Saha announced here on Friday amid opposition from other political parties which fear the new law will trigger communal tensions in the state.

Focusing on taking a strategic plan to prevent malaria in the state of Tripura in view of the ensuing monsoon season, the state health secretary Kiren Gitte on Friday chaired a crucial meeting with District Magistrates of all the eight districts of the state.

The CPI(M) state secretary and also the Leader of Opposition Jitendra Chaudhury on Friday alleged of livelihood crisis in the state’s remote villages and wrote to the Chief Secretary J K Sinha seeking his intervention to solve the crisis and ease livelihood for the poor villagers.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha announced on Friday that initiatives will be taken to upgrade the technology of Vande Tripura, the dedicated educational channel aimed at providing better education to students.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha announced on Friday that the Maitri Setu and the Agartala-Akhaura Railway Link will soon be operational.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Friday urged social clubs in the state to maintain a list of blood groups, which can be used if any person is in need of blood.

In a horrific crime, a woman and her son were arrested for allegedly murdering middle-aged Haribol Biswas, a daily wage earner, after he expressed his inability to pay the premium for his son’s bike, police said on Friday.

The Leader of Opposition and the opposition CPI(M) state secretary Jitendra Chaudhury on Thursday expressed his concern over the exorbitant air fare between the Agartala-Kolkata route and sought the intervention of the Centre to cut the cost.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Thursday ruled out the opposition I.N.D.I.A bloc’s claim of downfall of the BJP in Lok Sabha election and said that BJP’s win crossing the 400 seats in this Lok Sabha election is certain.

The state government has suspended three officials of the Central Correctional Home in Bishalgarh of Sepahijala District after their dereliction of duty in connection with the incident of a prisoner escape on May 14.

In a grim turn of events, a decomposed body of Mangaldhan Chakma (17), who had been missing for four days, was discovered hanging in the garden behind JB School, Chailengta Fishery Para.

The Tripura government has initiated the process of appointing officials for the constitution of the State Level Empowered Committee and District Level Committee for the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA).

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Thursday, urged everyone to maintain a balance in donating and supplying blood, while also appealing for everyone's participation in a voluntary blood donation camp.

With a specific focus on providing hospitality sector courses, the TATA Trust has agreed to set up and develop a state-of-the-art skill development centre in Tripura Tribal Areas and Autonomous District Council (TTAADC).